Synopsis

MynameisEvanCole.IthoughtI’dinheritedthelifeofapowerfulpoliticalheir.TurnsoutI’mjusthisclone—adisposabledecoybuiltsohecouldfakehisdeath,dodgeacriminalsentence,andvanishwithoutconsequence.Andtomorrow?I’mscheduledforexecution.Stillnosignofthe“system”Iwaspromised.———Athousandyearsago,theworldchanged.AphenomenonknownastheEvolutionRainswepttheplanet,unlockingthepotentialforbiologicalascension.Animals,plants,andhumansbeganevolvingintohigher-tierlifeforms.Buthumanevolutioncamewithacatch:Toascend,youmustabsorbgeneticextractsfromevolvedorganisms—andeachextractgrantsyouoneoftheirabilities.AbsorbanUndyingSalamander→regeneratelostlimbs.AbsorbanIron-ShellOyster→fluid,adaptivegendertraits.AbsorbaForestCockroachTitan→near-indestructibleresilience.AbsorbaCannonBeetle→firecorrosiveacidwithathunderousblast.AbsorbaGiantDungBeetle→…let’snottalkaboutthatone.Nowthrownintothisworld,Evanhasonlyonegoal:Tofindoutwhatliesattheendofevolution.